What Kind Of Oil For An N14

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  1. jldilley

    jldilley Medium Load Member

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    Hey, everyone. I recently purchased a 2000 Kenworth that has an N14 Cummins. I’ve always ran Mobil Delvac in my Detroits, but I’m curious if there is a specific oil that owner-operators prefer to run in their Cummins N14. Thanks for your comments.
     
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  3. DUNE-T

    DUNE-T Road Train Member

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    It seems like n14 does not care about the oil brand, but I personally like Rotella
     
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    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    You still leased to Landstar?
     
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    nikmirbre Road Train Member

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    How many miles? Find out what’s in the engine now, I’d stick with whats working!
     
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  6. jdchet

    jdchet Medium Load Member

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    If I remember correctly, My 95 KW with a 435/1650 Celect N-14 had a Delvac recommendation sticker on it when I bought it new. I don't remember if I stuck with the same oil the whole time I owned the truck. It was an outstanding motor! Embarrassed many 500 Cats with it!

    JD
     
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  7. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    I run valvoline blue now, she didn’t like rotella after the inframe
     
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  8. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    My T2000 KW with N14 ran Delvac, I swapped to Schaffer 15-40, no problem at 965k miles no inframe.
     
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    xsetra Road Train Member

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    The only brands I've seen a difference is traveller (tractor supply) and farm rated (fleet farm) the motor uses an extra gallon per 12,000 miles.
    I do oil samples every change with similar results. I've used all brands, now I mostly use citgo semi-synthetic because that's what the mechanic stocks.
     
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    Walmart Super Tech,,,hey, don't laugh, it's the #1 selling automotive oil, repackaged Quaker State, no foolin'. For a Cummins, I ran Rotella, a choice most companies I drove for recommended if adding on the road. Once, I added Delo on the road, told the boss, he immediately brought the truck in for an oil change.
     
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  11. jldilley

    jldilley Medium Load Member

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    Yeah, nine years now.

    There is just over 325,000 miles on the engine.
     
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